13.4% seller fee? Seriously?

[earthl1ng]

I buy stuff on ebay regularly and wanted to sell a couple of items.  I hadn't actually thought about the fees  because I naively thought they would be reasonable.  So I checked and found out it is 13.4%, pretty outrageous.

It is especially weird when ebay has a significant stake in (and used to own) gumtree, where I can list for free.

No wonder people sell on gumtree rather than ebay these days.

[padi*0409]

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@earthl1ng wrote:

I buy stuff on ebay regularly and wanted to sell a couple of items.  I hadn't actually thought about the fees  because I naively thought they would be reasonable.  So I checked and found out it is 13.4%, pretty outrageous.

The fees have been about the same for many years now, even when Paypal could be used by sellers.

It is especially weird when ebay has a significant stake in (and used to own) gumtree, where I can list for free.

No they don't, it was sold in it's entirety back in 2022.

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[sandypebbles]

*IF* you do decide to sell the odd thing on eBay, just remember you must fully complete sign up to Managed Payments, and be verified to sell before you list

And be aware of the 30 day hold on funds for new sellers 

At least you took notice of what the fees are

You will be amazed at the number of people who come on and abuse other members, claiming there was nothing to say 'what the fees are'

[sugar249]

Not sure if you have noticed, but they need to run a platform,  develop software, they even provide some buyer and seller protections.

  I pay plenty of fee's per month and do it happily, the more fee's the more dollars in my pocket.

Gumtree,  no protections, no anything, oh sorry there are heaps of scammers,  so I suppose it does provide something.  Enjoy the wild west.

Oh you forgot to complain that the fee is also included on the postage,  wait till you work that out.   

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

what level of fees would you consider 'reasonable' ?

Did you know that fees are also charged on the postage amount?

[aandread]

I'd sell more stuff on ebay if they had a lower FVF.... the fee is really high, especially when selling $800 mobiles, etc. But I get that there's not really any other platform that offers what ebay does. Gumtree is more akin to the old trading post than anything. It relies on people coming round to check out the item and there's so many opportunities for something to go wrong, whereas with ebay you usually pay and its posted. I don't generally trust the ebay guarantee (never having used it), but I think people generally trust ebay way more than gumtree

[sugar249]

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@aandread wrote:

I'd sell more stuff on ebay if they had a lower FVF.... the fee is really high, especially when selling $800 mobiles, etc.

I don't generally trust the ebay guarantee (never having used it), but I think people generally trust ebay way more than gumtree

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So what fee do you think is fair, remembering Ebay need to run at a profit to keep the system running, they aren't a charity for you to sell your $800 phone on.

Interesting comment, you don't trust the guarantee, but havent used it.  Makes sense??

[gutterpunkz05]

13.4% FVF is very reasonable for the service provided, plus MBG and seller protections, often funded as goodwill payments by ebay, and of course no buyers premiums.

20 - 25% is quite the norm elsewhere with buyers also charged a premium.

[davewil1964]

I'd go with Gumtree.

Nobody with a couple of braincells to rub together would buy a used phone online, especially an $800 one.

I can buy a new one for way less than than that.

[p9games · Accepted solution]

if you want to sell your old toaster and your old gym equipment then gumtree is the best fit.

If you are a business and want to sell at volume on a sophisticated marketplace with a variety of tools, API integrations and a huge ecosystem of third party systems, then 13% is a reasonable price to pay.